Molecular basic data calculation for radiation transport in chromatin

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 128-135

  Peudon, Aude ^a   Edel, Sandrine ^a   Terrissol, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA BASE; HISTONE; SUGAR PHOSPHATE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; ELECTRON; ELECTRON RADIATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONIZATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA DAMAGE; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY;

CHROMATIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 34347372051     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl452     Document Type: Article

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